Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zicatela today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 12AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1111 | 1351 | 1336 | 1201 | 1367 | 1350 | 1571 | 1449 | 1193 | 1235 | 1088 | 1059 | 940 | 857 | 846 | 846 | 752 | 742 | 672 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:50PM0.91m | 3:20AM0.86m | 3:35PM0.90m | 4:06AM0.94m | 4:17PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.24m | 9:25AM0.24m | 9:47PM0.19m | 10:16AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 36 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1111 | 1351 | 1336 | 1201 | 1367 | 1350 | 1571 | 1449 | 1193 | 1235 | 1088 | 1059 | 940 | 857 | 846 | 846 | 752 | 742 | 672 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 58 | 28 | 43 | 56 | 44 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 26 | 53 | 36 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 168 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 0 |
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